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The '''Caryophyllales''' are an order of [[flowering plant]]s. APG includes a number of families, most of which belong to two distinct subgroups. The core Caryophyllales comprise the following: |
The '''Caryophyllales''' are an order of [[flowering plant]]s. Under the recent [[APG II]] classification, well-known members of Caryophyllales include [[cacti]], [[carnation]]s, [[spinach]], [[beet]], [[rhubarb]], [[sundew]]s, and [[bougainvillea]]. APG includes a number of families, most of which belong to two distinct subgroups. The core Caryophyllales comprise the following: |
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* Family [[Achatocarpaceae]] |
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* Family [[Polygonaceae]] ([[buckwheat]] family) |
* Family [[Polygonaceae]] ([[buckwheat]] family) |
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* Family [[Tamaricaceae]] ([[Tamarix]] family) |
* Family [[Tamaricaceae]] ([[Tamarix]] family) |
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Cronquist gave the Polygonaceae and Plumbaginaceae their own orders, which together with his Caryophyllales made up the subclass [[Caryophyllida]]e. The Droseraceae and Nepenthaceae (including the Drosophyllaceae) made up the order [[Nepenthales]], together with the [[Sarraceniaceae]], and the remaining families were placed among the [[Violales]], both of which were included among the [[Dilleniidae]]. |
Cronquist gave the Polygonaceae and Plumbaginaceae their own orders, which together with his Caryophyllales made up the subclass [[Caryophyllida]]e. The Droseraceae and Nepenthaceae (including the Drosophyllaceae) made up the order [[Nepenthales]], together with the [[Sarraceniaceae]], and the remaining families were placed among the [[Violales]], both of which were included among the [[Dilleniidae]]. |
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The Caryophyllales are an order of flowering plants. Under the recent APG II classification, well-known members of Caryophyllales include cacti, carnations, spinach, beet, rhubarb, sundews, and bougainvillea. APG includes a number of families, most of which belong to two distinct subgroups. The core Caryophyllales comprise the following:
- Family Achatocarpaceae
- Family Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family)
- Family Amaranthaceae (amaranth family)
- Family Asteropeiaceae
- Family Barbeuiaceae
- Family Basellaceae (basella family)
- Family Cactaceae (cactus family)
- Family Caryophyllaceae (carnation family)
- Family Molluginaceae (carpetweed family)
- Family Nyctaginaceae (four-o'clock and bougainvillea family)
- Family Physenaceae
- Family Phytolaccaceae (pokeweed family)
- Family Portulacaceae (purslane family)
- Family Sarcobataceae (greasewood family)
- Family Stegnospermataceae
Except for the last two families, this group corresponds directly to the Caryophyllales under the older Cronquist system. There are some slight variations in what families are recognized, between these and other classifications. Both the Stegnospermataceae and Barbeuiaceae are included in Cronquist's Phytolaccaceae, while his Didieraceae is included in the more recent Portulaceae, and his Chenopodiaceae corresponds to the Sarcobataceae plus some of the Amaranthaceae. The Asteropeiaceae and Physenaceae each contain a single genus, which Cronquist placed in the Theaceae and Capparidaceae, respectively.
The other major group of Caryophyllales comprises the following families:
- Family Ancistrocladaceae
- Family Dioncophyllaceae
- Family Droseraceae (sundew family)
- Family Drosophyllaceae
- Family Frankeniaceae
- Family Nepenthaceae
- Family Plumbaginaceae (plumbago family)
- Family Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
- Family Tamaricaceae (Tamarix family)
Cronquist gave the Polygonaceae and Plumbaginaceae their own orders, which together with his Caryophyllales made up the subclass Caryophyllidae. The Droseraceae and Nepenthaceae (including the Drosophyllaceae) made up the order Nepenthales, together with the Sarraceniaceae, and the remaining families were placed among the Violales, both of which were included among the Dilleniidae.
Two other families are included in the Caryophyllales, which do not fall into either of the above groups:
- Family Simmondsiaceae (jojoba, also placed in Malpighiales next to Buxaceae)
- Family Rhabdodendraceae